CVE-2026-51251
Schreibfaul1 ESP32-audioI2S Buffer Overflow
Description
Schreibfaul1 ESP32-audioI2S 3.4.5 has a buffer overflow vulnerability in the MP3Decoder::decode() function of the MP3 decoder due to missing size validation on untrusted mainDataBegin and nSlots values.
INFO
Published Date :
July 28, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 28, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Update the ESP32-audioI2S library to the latest version.
- Apply vendor patches for MP3 decoder vulnerabilities.
- Validate input sizes in MP3 decoding.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 28, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-119 Added Reference https://github.com/programmervuln/cveadvisory-/blob/main/CVE-2026-51251 Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-51251', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-28T18:37:25.311891Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'n/a', 'product': 'n/a', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'n/a'}]}] Added Description Schreibfaul1 ESP32-audioI2S 3.4.5 has a buffer overflow vulnerability in the MP3Decoder::decode() function of the MP3 decoder due to missing size validation on untrusted mainDataBegin and nSlots values. Added Reference https://github.com/programmervuln/cveadvisory-/blob/main/CVE-2026-51251 Added Reference https://github.com/schreibfaul1/ESP32-audioI2S/blob/master/src/mp3_decoder/mp3_decoder.cpp